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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did historians learn was a spy for the British?
(a) Madame Chaumont.
(b) Silas Deane.
(c) Arthur Lee.
(d) Arthur Bancroft.

2. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?
(a) A letter to his grandson.
(b) A letter to Deborah.
(c) A letter to a friend.
(d) A letter to his son.

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin form a flirtatious relationship with while writing his family history?
(a) The Shipley girl.
(b) The Stevenson girl.
(c) The Hewson girl.
(d) The Twyford girl.

4. What ship was John Paul Jones commissioned to command?
(a) The USS Alfred.
(b) King George.
(c) The Bonhomme Richard.
(d) Two Friends.

5. How many papers are considered to be the ones founding the republic?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin request after securing a loan for the war?

2. Where did Benjamin Franklin meet George Washington to discuss the troops?

3. Who missed Benjamin Franklin's affection while at school?

4. When did William publish some of his father's work?

5. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franklin forsake on March 20, 1778?

2. What did Franklin take over, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

3. What did Franklin edit in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

4. What did Franklin attempt to do when he went to France, in "Chapter Thirteen"?

5. What did John Adams and Franklin disagree over, in "Chapter Fifteen"?

6. What was Franklin the only person to do?

7. What hit France in 1783?

8. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

9. What happened on December 16, 1773?

10. What did Congress accept in May 1785 ,and what did Franklin do?

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